maurandia
noun
mau·ran·dia
mȯˈrandēə
1
capitalized : a genus of slender twining herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) of Mexico and southwestern U.S. having flowers with a bell-shaped corolla that is gibbous at the base
2
plural -s : a plant of the genus Maurandia
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Catharina Pancratia Maurandy, 18th century Spanish botanist + New Latin -ia